Hi. My name is Julie, and I was wondering if you consider this as child abuse. Ok, when I was younger, my mother would strike me with this long wooden shoe thing when I played the wrong note on the piano. Also, this one time, she grabbed my ear and pulled it hard and it started bleeding. When I talk back to her, she will hit me, pinch me, or slap me or something like that. I dont call her names or anything, I just talk back. But she has done more. Is all that considered child abuse? Especially if I talked back to her? I am confused. If I called someone who deals with child abuse, would they be able to keep my mother away from me? But would they take me away or her? See the only problem in the house is her. I get along fine with my dad and my brother. I am almost 17, and she is making me go to college where I dont want to go. I know I wont get into it, but she wont let me make my own decissions. She has ruined my life completely, and I've tried to hide my feelings in for so long, I just cant do it anymore. Also, she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and when I found out, I wasnt upset or anything. I was sorta glad. I wanted her to pay the price. But now, she has had surgery and does not have cancer anymore. She also tells me I am fat and need to loose weight. I am 5'1/2" and weigh 115 pounds. I have extremely muscular legs and people tell her that but she still calls me fat, and tells me to eat less. Now, it has finally processed through my brain, and so I barely eat now. Please tell me what to do with this, and I will take care of this myself. I dont want people calling me, or having contact with people I do not know. I want to take care of this myself. Please write back to me.

Thank you for listenin to my problem.